Comments on: Does Your Freelance Business Need a Blog?

By: How to Use Your Blog to Destroy Your Business | Freelance Parent

How to Use Your Blog to Destroy Your Business | Freelance Parent — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:29:36 +0000

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By: Lorna Doone Brewer

Lorna Doone Brewer — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:42:15 +0000

Steve – That “personal bond” you mentioned is one of the coolest aspects of having a business-related blog. Would you rather take advice from some anonymous person or from someone you’d built a bit of a rapport with via their blog? I’d definitely go with the latter.

holli jo – It cracks me up that two months is considered “so long” in blogging time. I hear people all the time say things like “I’ve been blogging for six months!” as if it makes them an old hand at it. In some respects, I guess it really does.

Ally – I’ve noticed that you have a couple of blogs serving different purposes, and that seems like a great approach to me.

By: Ally

Ally — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:50:54 +0000

I’ve had clients say the exact same thing- “I hired you because of your blog.” My understanding from clients is that my blog puts a voice on my name- a warmth to my business. Yours does the same for you. Interestingly, I believe photos help a bit, too. Smiling photos show that you’re a real person, that you’re welcoming, that you have a life and family. I really like your two photos at the top here, especially the baby one.

By: holli jo

holli jo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:21:37 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I waited two months after starting my freelance writing business to create a blog, and I shouldn’t have waited so long!

Can’t wait to hear your blogging ideas.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:08:38 +0000

You point out a number of good reasons to have a blog. We’re about to start one for many of these same reasons.

Even though we are not a freelance business, but we still think having a blog will allow us to ‘connect’ with our user community – hopefully creating something of a personal bond between ourselves and our members.